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Meaning

The name Ana has the following meaning:

Variant of Anne, meaning "God has favoured me".
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Ana is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 139 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Ana fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 13 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 182 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Ana in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Ana is pronounced as eh-nah

Origins

Ana originates from the Hebrew language.
See other suggested Hebrew girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Ana and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Ana: Boys - Aaron, Abel, Abner, Abraham, Adam, Aden, Adriel, Alpheus, Alvah, Amarion, Amon, Girls - Alisa, Aliza, Annemarie, Annmarie, Ardith, Ayla, Daneil, Dania, Etha, Hanna, Jemima, Kaylah, Leah, Nitza, Nizana, Oralia, Rayna, Ruthann, Zetta, Both genders - Sharon

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Ana: Anai, Anaia, Anita (Spanish), Hannah

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Ana are: Annie, Ani, Ane, Anne

Style

We think the name Ana should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Ana to be: A quiet and sweet, but also determined character

In one word, you might describe Ana as a(n) "sweet" person.

See other "sweet" names for girls.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Ana (or its variants) are:

Ana Richa, born on 3 December, a famous athlete. Ana Richa's background: Brazillian beach volleyball player. She partnered Larissa Franca in the women's beach team competition in the 2003 Pan American Games, and won the bronze medal. She also represented her country twice, as part of the Indoor team, in the Summer Olympics of 1984 and 1988.

Ana Lovisa Johnsson, born on 4 October, a famous singer. Ana Lovisa Johnsson's background: Swedish singer and songwriter. Took part in the TV series Popstars and got to the finals, resulting in the formation of the band 'Excellence' with 4 others. However, she did not feel comfortable with the style of music of the band, thus she quit and pursued a solo career instead.

Ana Ivanovic, born on 6 November, a famous athlete. Ana Ivanovic's background: Serbian professional tennis player. New rising star after Maria Sharapova. Recently lost to Maria in the 2008 Australian Open Final.
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